Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-04
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

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Houses at the National
Capital.
The credentials Of David Turpie, Senator
elect from Indiana, were presented and referred
by the Senate on the 18th. The bill to increase
the naval establishments was again taken up,
amended and passed. Senator Blair and others
addressed the Senate in eulogy Of the late Sena-
tor Pike. Adjourned. The House insisted on
its amendment to the Senate trade dollar bill,
and agreed to a conference. Tho Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported back the Senate retail
atory bill with a substitute therefor. inserting
m n1ts : prohibition osr TIC st against sst the entry t5y Of any. ioa9,
any goods contained therein" In pursuance of
previous order the House suspended business
memory Of the late General Logan were called
up and a number Of the members spoke thereon.
Mrs. Logan and her family occupied seats in the
gallery reserved for the Speaker.
In the Senate on the 18th several bills and Pc
titions were presented. Mr.. Plumb, of Kansas,
presented a petition from the Grand Army posts
of that State for the passage lover the Presi-
bill. Consideration of the bin to provide for the
increase of the naval establishment was
resumed. The bill was passed by IS yeas
and Plumb, of Kansas, were the two Western
Senators opposing. The bill provides for the
construction con st 1stans. OF ana h n,sg y. s,n%est. VESSELS .as : for
PIRATES Sl5, 400. 600 to be available for five years
from March 4, 1887: The House bill to credit
nance stores was passed. The Eads' Tehuante-
pee ship railway bill was again taken up, slight
y. amended and p~assed-yeas.' 46; nays, Z.
The Presidents message disappearing the bill
appropriating $40, 600 for a special seed distribu-
ton in portions Of Texa: was laid before the
House. and a motion to refer the message and
hill tn the Committee on Apricu1trre vaa lOat-
81 to II. The question as to whether the House
should pass the bill over the Presidents objec-
conference report on the anti Mormon bill being
called up. Mr.. Eden, of Illinois. criticised the
provision which makes the Marshal the judge
and jury to determine whether q man has COM
mitted nm offense, and empowers him without
investigation to commit that person to jail. The
s GO Ths H 5epeft was Wsnt ag ;nta c tomysitass soe 2, nays ags
Whole and passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill and then adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th agreed to the confer
ence report on the anti-polygamy bill. Resolu-
lions of the Maine Legislature were laid before
the Senate in regard to trade relations with
Canda. The river and harhor bill was taken up.
mese bill, as r re- e9Sssita BY to, sae tho o% Si1i pssss on bS sG the
House was read and various amendments
were offered by the chairman Of the
Without disposing iof the bill the Sen.
Senate amendments to tho invalid pension bill
dered. Mr. Townshend, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the bin apnropriating
sl,C63, 1O4 for the payment Of Mexican and other
pensions. Referred to Committe Of the
Whole. Mr.. Weaver, Of Nebraska. called up
the vetoed pension bill Of Simmons W. Hart.
yeas 149, nays 9s-not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. The House then went
into COMMITTEE of the Whole for further con-
sideration Of the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After disposing
of 1876 Of the 2G0 amendments the committee rose
and the House took a recess, the evening session
to be for consideration of pension bills. The
House at its evening session passed twenty
three pension bills, and at 10: 10 adjourned.
SEVERAL petitions were presented to the Sem
ate on the 10th from Ohio posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic for the passage of the de-
pendent pensions bill over the Presidents veto.
Consideration of the river and harbor bill was
resumed, Mr. IT,. Van an WICK offering an n a men I'm mt
the Missouri River be for continuing the inn
provements at Omaha, Plattsmouth. PASSPORT.
worth Reservation, Arrow Rock and Kansas
City, in Kansas, and sos, 400 for points above
Omaha. The bill was not finally acted upon.
bill to retire the trade dollar was adopted after
lengthy debate-yeas, 40; nays, i. The bill now
goes to the President. Two MESSAGES were Err, re-
one to Charlotte O'Neal, the other to John Reed,
sr. In the House the Committee on Invalid
PENSIONS reported DUCK inc U0penuhuC peulOub
bill with the Presidents veto message.
The report. approved unanimously BY
the committee, recommends tho passage Of the
bill Notwithstanding the objections of the Presi-
dent. The reading of the report by the clerk
was several times interrupted by applause from
the members Mr.. Matson. of ths pension COM
mittee, asked that consideration be deferred I'M
til the gath, which was granted. The conference
report on the trade dollar was agreed to. The
ss3ssien sm bi1I %sqs non the spnasY i civil b ep T
tho consideration of the amendments Mr.. Gift
ford, of Dakota, took occasion to %criticise the
Dakota enabling bill reported by the
on Territories, denouncing it as a miserable pre-
text, an insult to his people and a miserable
proposition which they would spurn with con-
tice that he would call up the Dakota admission
bill on the 23d.
THE Senate on the 21st resumed considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill. tho question
being on Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment specify
ing the points where the appropriation for the
Missouri river improvement should be expended.
The amendment, slightly modified, was adopted.
adopted placing the expenditure Of this
appropriation under the direction Of the secre-
tary Of War, thus abolishing the Missouri River
Commission, which Mr.. Plumb characterized as
having ian unnecessary, superduous and entire
ly mi excescence." On motion OF Mr..
the an'1 poin sso at Which I5isi half h"if Of xs the sn $50, 900 II is to- to be- b,
expended. The bill was then reported to the
Senate from the Committee of the Whole and
was paSbGu WltuOuU ulNiblOu. IL Oil l.
corporate the Nicaragua Ship Canal Com
pany was taken up, amended and passed.
A motion to adjourn over the I'D in honor of
Washington's birthday was rejected-yeas 10;
nays, AZ. In the House memorials were pre-
scented from tho Grand Army Posts in Maine,
asking the passage of the dependent pensions
bill over the Presidents veto. A emorial was
also presented from the Rhode Island Radical
Peace Society against expenditures for vessels
and Notifications, and asking for wise states
manship, which will submit grave questions Of
dispute between nations to tho arbitra-
ment of reason and international law
The on Elections reported in the
Indiana contested election of Kidd against
Steele, confirming the right Of the latter to the
seat. The conference report on disagreement
on the bill repeating the presumption, timber
culture and desert lands laws was taken up.
considered ut length and adopted. A motion
that the House refuse to recede from its dis
agreement to the Senate amendment and agree
to Il request for a further conference on the
pending question was agreed to. and further
conference ordered.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Mrs. GLADSTONE is tho Woman President
of the Liberal League of Great Britain.
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